By contacting the Disciplinary Commission regarding the framework of the Olympico to be replayed on December 6, the president of the LFP Vincent Labrune is making a bluff that is certainly in vain.
Their car attacked last Sunday as it approached the Vélodrome stadium – with the consequences that we know for OL coach Fabio Grosso in particular – the Lyonnais, and it is legitimate, do not imagine returning to Marseille in similar conditions on December 6, the date chosen by the Competitions Commission to finally play this shock meeting of the 10e day of Ligue 1.
The most radical such as Jean-Michel Aulas believed that the match should not be contested – therefore given the winner to Les Gones – the current management of OL is campaigning for a relocation of the meeting accompanied by a closed session. Measures brandished today as a threat by the president of the Professional Football League, Vincent Labrune, who on Thursday called on the Disciplinary Commission to take up the matter to define the framework for the next Olympico.
No legal basis
Yes, but precisely such jurisprudence cannot be based on any legal framework. The day after the incidents, the general director of the LFP, Arnaud Rouger, admitted: “ The incidents took place 500 meters from the stadium. This is not our responsibility. » Any more than securing the streets of Marseille is the responsibility of OM. Any penalization of the Marseille club – behind closed doors or relocation in this case – would therefore be very easy to challenge in court.
On Thursday, OM took the initiative to participate in a meeting organized by the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture to streamline the path of visitors to the Vélodrome and secure their approach. An interview was also observed with the supporters’ associations to discuss the subject and call for everyone’s responsibility. According to La Provence, “ OM is not particularly concerned about the conditions of the match scheduled for December 6 », and L’Equipe reveals that the trend is absolutely not towards a sanction pronounced against the Marseillais. Vincent Labrune’s bluff therefore only responds to Rhone’s apprehensions of the moment.
